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Twelve ready-made templates with 24 notes each: for your partner, your family, your kids, friends, coworkers and yourself. Pick one and your calendar is filled right away. Change anything you like, then print it as cards or a poster. You can share it online too.

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Love Notes

24 little love letters, rhymes and memories for your partner.

1Good morning, loveOur Advent starts today. 24 days, 24 little notes, and every one says the same thing: I love you.

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1. Good morning, love: Our Advent starts today. 24 days, 24 little notes, and every one says the same thing: I love you.
2. Why you?: Because you laugh when I'm tired and still think I'm funny. That's true love.
3. A little poem: It's cold outside and dark by four, but you bring light in through the door. No candle glow, no fireside art can warm me like your hand and heart.
4. Remember?: Our first date? I still know exactly what you were wearing. And that the whole time I just hoped you'd stay.
5. Today, for you: One kiss, right now. No excuses, it says so on the calendar.
6. Three things: Three things I love about you: your hands, your voice on the phone, and how you laugh at your own jokes before the punchline.
7. A little task: Send me a message today with a memory of us that makes you smile. I'll send you one too.
8. Home: Home isn't a place for me anymore. Home is wherever you leave your socks lying around.
9. Winter rhyme: When snow tucks in the world outside and mugs of tea are steaming wide, there's just one wish I'm holding to: this couch, this blanket, me and you.
10. Thank you: Thank you for all the little things you do without me noticing. I do notice. Almost always.
11. Dance with me: Tonight: your favorite song, the two of us and the living room as a dance floor. I'll lead, you laugh.
12. My light: On the darkest days you are my light. Even on gray Mondays.
13. Looking forward: You know what I'm looking forward to? Every Christmas we still get to spend together.
14. A secret: Sometimes I look at you when you don't notice and think: how did I get this lucky?
15. Poem number two: I won't give you a diamond ring, a car or some expensive thing. I'll give you me, with all I hold, for every year until we're old.
16. Your call: Today you decide: the movie, the food, the music. I'll say yes to everything. Almost.
17. What you do to me: With you even grocery shopping is nice. Okay, not always. But more often than grocery shopping deserves.
18. Warm hands: Give me your cold hands. That's what I'm here for, all year long.
19. Somewhere new: Let's go somewhere this winter where we've never been. You pick, I'll come along.
20. Dinner's on me: Tonight I'm cooking, and you don't have to lift a finger.
21. Longest night: Tonight is the longest night of the year. Perfect for a very long cuddle.
22. A promise: I promise you: I'm staying. On good days anyway, and on bad days even more.
23. Almost there: Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. And I already have my present: it's reading this note right now.
24. Merry Christmas, my love: 24 doors are open. But one always stays open for you: my heart. Merry Christmas, I love you.

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Coupons

24 coupons to redeem: breakfast in bed, movie night, a yes day and more.

1Breakfast in bedGood for one breakfast in bed with everything you love. Redeemable on a weekend of your choice.

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1. Breakfast in bed: Good for one breakfast in bed with everything you love. Redeemable on a weekend of your choice.
2. Dish duty: Good for one week of me doing the dishes. No grumbling, promise.
3. Movie night: Good for one movie night. You pick the movie, I make the popcorn and say nothing about your choice.
4. Massage: Good for a 20 minute massage. Neck, back or feet, you decide.
5. Sleep in: Good for one morning of sleeping in. I'll take care of everything else.
6. Sweet treat: Good for your favorite candy or chocolate. Tell me which one and it'll be waiting for you tomorrow.
7. Winter walk: Good for one long winter walk with a hot drink along the way.
8. Your favorite dinner: Good for your favorite dinner, cooked by me. Watch or just put your feet up.
9. Phone-free evening: Good for one whole evening without phones. Just us, good talk and maybe a game.
10. Cookie baking: Good for one baking session together. Eating the dough is officially allowed.
11. Yes day: Good for one yes day: for a whole day I say yes to (almost) every wish.
12. Chauffeur: Good for one ride anywhere you want to go. There and back, no questions asked.
13. DJ: Good for one car ride where you choose all the music. I'll even sing along.
14. Chore swap: Good for one chore you really don't feel like doing. Hand it over, I'll take care of it.
15. Game night: Good for one game night. You choose the game and I lose with dignity.
16. Spa night: Good for one spa night at home: bath, candles, face mask, all set up for you.
17. Lights tour: Good for one evening out to see the best Christmas lights in town. The hot cocoa is on me.
18. Me time: Good for two hours of uninterrupted time just for you. I'll keep everything else off your plate.
19. Night at the movies: Good for one trip to the movies, snacks included.
20. Hug: Good for one hug, redeemable anytime, as often as you like. Never expires.
21. Day trip: Good for one day trip in the new year. You pick the place, I'll plan the rest.
22. Takeout night: Good for one takeout night. Your favorite food, nobody cooks, nobody washes up.
23. One wish: Good for one wish of your choice. Big or small, I'll do my best.
24. All year long: The last coupon is good all year long: I'm here for you. Merry Christmas!

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For Kids

Activities, jokes and riddles for kids from about age 4, answers included.

1Here we go!Advent starts today! Draw a picture of your favorite Christmas thing and hang it on the wall.

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1. Here we go!: Advent starts today! Draw a picture of your favorite Christmas thing and hang it on the wall.
2. Joke: What do you call a snowman in July? A puddle!
3. Riddle: I have needles but I don't sew. I stand in the living room and wear lights. What am I? (A Christmas tree)
4. Wish list: Write or draw a wish list. What do you wish for, and what do you wish for other people?
5. Reindeer jumps: Jump around the room ten times like a reindeer. What sound does a reindeer make, anyway?
6. Joke: Why did the snowman call his dog Frost? Because Frost bites!
7. Craft time: Fold a paper star or cut out a paper snowflake. Where will you hang it?
8. Riddle: The more of me falls, the whiter the world gets. What am I? (Snow)
9. Good deed: Help someone in your family today without being asked. Shh, don't tell!
10. Joke: What did one snowman say to the other? "Do you smell carrots?"
11. Sing along: Sing your favorite Christmas song today, as loud as you like. Who will join in?
12. Candlelight: Light a candle with a grown-up and tell each other something nice about today.
13. Riddle: Which animal pulls a sleigh and sometimes has a red nose? (A reindeer)
14. Baking day: Baking day! Which cookie shape do you like best: star, heart or tree?
15. Joke: Why are Christmas trees so bad at knitting? They keep dropping their needles!
16. Detective: Find five red things in your home. How fast can you do it?
17. Story time: Ask someone to read you a Christmas story tonight. Or read one out loud yourself!
18. Riddle: I'm round and shiny and hang on the tree. Drop me and that's the end of me. What am I? (An ornament)
19. Christmas card: Draw or write a card for Grandma, Grandpa or someone you love.
20. Joke: What do you get if you cross a snowman with a vampire? Frostbite!
21. Dance party: Put on some music and throw a Christmas dance party in the living room. Everyone has to dance!
22. Count the lights: How many Christmas lights can you count from your window tonight?
23. One more sleep: Tomorrow is Christmas Eve! What do you think Santa is doing right now?
24. Merry Christmas!: It's Christmas Eve! You opened all 24 doors. Merry Christmas, you're amazing!

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Moments of Calm

24 small prompts for a calmer Advent. For yourself or as a gift.

1ArriveTake three deep breaths. Advent begins today, and you're allowed to take it slowly.

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1. Arrive: Take three deep breaths. Advent begins today, and you're allowed to take it slowly.
2. Warm up: Make yourself a hot drink and enjoy it without looking at your phone.
3. Outside: Spend ten minutes outside today. Whatever the weather.
4. Grateful: Write down three things you're grateful for today. Small ones count too.
5. Candlelight: Light a candle this evening and just watch it for a minute.
6. Kindness: Do something kind for someone today, just because.
7. Music: Listen to a song that makes you happy. Twice, ideally.
8. One drawer: Tidy one single drawer. Nothing more. You'll be surprised how good it feels.
9. Reach out: Call someone you haven't heard from in a while.
10. Early night: Go to bed half an hour earlier tonight. Your body will thank you.
11. Read: Read a few pages of a book today, just for fun.
12. Smile: Pay a stranger a compliment today. It warms you both.
13. Windows: Take an evening walk and look at all the lit-up windows.
14. Say no: Say no to one thing today that doesn't do you good. That's self-care too.
15. Treat yourself: Cook something you really feel like eating, and take your time with it.
16. Quiet: Give yourself five minutes of silence: no radio, no phone, nothing.
17. Memories: Look through old photos and think of a lovely moment from this year.
18. Stretch: Have a long, slow stretch today, like a cat after a nap.
19. By hand: Write a card by hand. Who gets it is up to you.
20. Let go: What gets to stay from this year, and what can you let go of? Take two minutes for it.
21. Solstice: The longest night of the year. From tomorrow the days get longer again. Nice, isn't it?
22. Cozy hour: Wrap yourself in a blanket and spend an hour doing exactly what you feel like.
23. Looking forward: What are you looking forward to most in the coming days? Hold on to that thought for a moment.
24. Merry Christmas: For 24 days you've given yourself small moments of calm. Take that feeling into the new year. Merry Christmas!

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Family Time

24 simple things to do together as a family, from blanket forts to light walks.

1Let's beginAdvent starts today! Sit down together and make a wish list of things you want to do as a family before Christmas.

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1. Let's begin: Advent starts today! Sit down together and make a wish list of things you want to do as a family before Christmas.
2. Blanket fort: Build a blanket fort in the living room tonight. Bring pillows, a reading lamp and a good book to read inside.
3. Decorate together: Pick one room and decorate it together. Everyone gets to hang at least one decoration wherever they like.
4. Family walk: Go for a walk after dinner, all bundled up. Who can spot the first house with Christmas lights?
5. Board game night: Tonight is game night. The youngest picks the game, the oldest makes the snacks.
6. Write to someone: Write a Christmas card together for someone who lives far away. Everyone adds one line or a little drawing.
7. Pancake breakfast: Make a big pancake breakfast together this weekend. Shapes, toppings and silly faces encouraged.
8. Paper snowflakes: Fold and cut paper snowflakes and tape them to the windows. No two will be the same, just like the real ones.
9. Story time: Turn off the screens and take turns reading a Christmas story out loud. Do the voices, all of them.
10. Family photo: Take a family photo today, the sillier the better. Print it out and stick it on the fridge.
11. Kitchen dance party: Put on Christmas music while you make dinner and dance in the kitchen. Everyone has to join in for at least one song.
12. Memory jar: Start a memory jar: everyone writes down their best moment of the year on a slip of paper. Read them on Christmas Eve.
13. Give away: Go through your toys, books and clothes together and pick a few things in good shape to give to someone who needs them.
14. Hot chocolate bar: Set up a hot chocolate bar tonight with whipped cream, marshmallows and cinnamon. Everyone builds their own mug.
15. Lights tour: Drive or walk around your area after dark and vote on the best lit house. Bring blankets for the ride.
16. Puzzle time: Start a big jigsaw puzzle on the table. Anyone who walks past adds a piece or two.
17. Homemade gifts: Make small gifts for each other today: a drawing, a bookmark, a handwritten voucher. Keep them secret until Christmas.
18. Family talent show: Host a talent show in the living room. Jokes, songs, magic tricks and handstands all count.
19. Bake together: Bake something festive together. Little hands stir, big hands handle the oven, everyone tastes.
20. Comfy evening: Everyone in comfy clothes by six o'clock, a family film, popcorn and an early night.
21. Longest night: Tonight is the longest night of the year. Light some candles, turn off the big lights and tell stories in the glow.
22. Phone a relative: Call or video chat with grandparents, aunts or uncles today. Let everyone tell one thing that happened this week.
23. Last preparations: Wrap the last presents together, with plenty of tape and paper everywhere. Tomorrow is the big day.
24. Merry Christmas: Christmas Eve is here. Open the memory jar, read every note out loud and enjoy being together. Merry Christmas!

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Best Friend

24 memories, compliments and little plans for your best friend.

1Hey youOur Advent starts today. 24 doors, and every single one is about you, because you deserve it.

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1. Hey you: Our Advent starts today. 24 doors, and every single one is about you, because you deserve it.
2. How it started: Do you remember the day we met? I had no idea you'd become one of the most important people in my life.
3. Fact: You are the only person I can text at 2 a.m. and know you'll answer with a joke. Thank you for that.
4. Coffee date: This week, coffee is on me. You choose the place, I bring the stories.
5. Our song: Today, play the song that always reminds you of us. Loud. Then send me a voice message of you singing it.
6. Three things: Three things I love about you: your honesty, your terrible puns and the way you always remember the little details.
7. Throwback: Find our oldest photo together and send it to me. Bonus points if the hairstyles are embarrassing.
8. Plan it: Let's pick a weekend in the new year and put it in our calendars right now. Just us, no excuses.
9. A little poem: When life gets loud and plans go wrong, you're the friend who hums along. Through every laugh and every tear, I'm glad you're here, year after year.
10. Inside joke: You know exactly which inside joke I mean. Just thinking of it makes me laugh in public.
11. Thank you: Thank you for always being honest with me, even when I didn't want to hear it. That's real friendship.
12. Walk and talk: Let's go for a long winter walk and talk about everything and nothing. Hot drinks are mandatory.
13. Proud of you: I am so proud of everything you did this year, the big things and the small brave ones nobody saw.
14. Swap a book: Bring me a book you loved and I'll bring you one. Our own little book club of two.
15. Film night: Let's have a film night: the cheesiest Christmas film we can find, snacks and commentary all the way through.
16. Remember when: Remember that trip where nothing went to plan? It's still one of my best memories. Let's make more of those.
17. For later: Keep this one for a bad day: you are smart, kind and much stronger than you think.
18. Bake with me: Come over and bake with me. We'll make a mess, eat half the dough and laugh the whole time.
19. Dream big: Tell me one dream you have for next year. I'll be your loudest cheerleader.
20. Our tradition: Let's start a new tradition this year, just for us. You suggest one, I'll suggest one, and we keep the best.
21. Longest night: Tonight is the longest night of the year. Call me, and let's talk until it doesn't feel so long.
22. Lucky me: Some people go their whole life without a friend like you. I got lucky.
23. Almost there: Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Whatever you're doing, I'm sending you the biggest hug from wherever I am.
24. Merry Christmas: 24 doors, and the best gift was never behind any of them: it's having you as my friend. Merry Christmas!

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Holiday Baking

24 short baking ideas and kitchen tips for the most delicious weeks of the year.

1Plan the bakeWrite down everything you want to bake this season and check your pantry today. Butter, flour, eggs and spices first.

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1. Plan the bake: Write down everything you want to bake this season and check your pantry today. Butter, flour, eggs and spices first.
2. Room temperature: Take your butter out of the fridge about an hour before baking. Soft butter mixes in evenly and gives a lighter dough.
3. Gingerbread dough: Make your gingerbread dough a day ahead and let it rest in the fridge overnight. It rolls out more easily and the spices deepen.
4. Weigh it: Use a kitchen scale instead of measuring by volume. Weighing flour gives far more reliable results every time.
5. Shortbread: Classic shortbread needs just three things: butter, sugar and flour. Bake it low and slow until pale golden.
6. Spice mix: Mix your own baking spice: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and a pinch of cloves. Keep a jar ready for the whole season.
7. Chill out: If your shapes spread in the oven, chill the cut dough for 15 minutes before baking. They'll keep their edges.
8. Brown butter: Melt butter until it turns golden and smells nutty, then let it cool. It adds a deep, toasty taste to almost any bake.
9. Pinch of salt: Add a pinch of flaky salt on top of anything with chocolate. It makes the chocolate taste even richer.
10. Cinnamon rolls: Bake a tray of cinnamon rolls for a weekend breakfast. Roll the dough tightly and slice it with a piece of thread for clean cuts.
11. Know your oven: Many ovens run hotter or cooler than the dial says. An oven thermometer costs little and saves a lot of burnt trays.
12. Turn the tray: Turn your tray around halfway through baking so everything browns evenly, front to back.
13. Fudge: Chocolate fudge makes a perfect gift. Cut it into small squares and wrap them in baking paper and string.
14. Freeze ahead: Roll dough into balls and freeze them on a tray, then bag them. You can bake a fresh batch straight from the freezer.
15. Orange zest: Grate a little orange zest into your dough or icing. It tastes instantly like Christmas.
16. Gingerbread house: Build a gingerbread house this weekend. Let the walls set with thick icing for an hour before adding the roof.
17. Stollen: Try baking a stollen, the German Christmas bread full of dried fruit and often a marzipan filling. It gets better after a few days.
18. Bake with kids: Give kids the fun jobs: cracking eggs, rolling dough and adding sprinkles. Perfection is not the goal.
19. Store smart: Store crisp and soft bakes in separate tins. Otherwise the crisp ones go soft by the next day.
20. Peppermint bark: Melt dark chocolate, spread it thin, top with white chocolate and crushed peppermints. Chill, then break it into pieces.
21. Longest night: The longest night is perfect for a slow bake. Try a rich chocolate loaf and enjoy the warm kitchen.
22. Gift jar: Layer the dry ingredients for your best recipe in a jar and tie the instructions to the lid. A gift anyone can bake.
23. Share the batch: Bake one extra batch today and bring it to someone who could use a sweet surprise.
24. Christmas Eve: Set out your best bakes on a plate tonight, light a candle and enjoy every crumb. You earned it. Merry Christmas!

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Christmas Facts

24 surprising, true facts and traditions about Christmas from around the world.

1Silent Night"Silent Night" was first performed on Christmas Eve 1818 in Oberndorf, Austria. It was played on a guitar.

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1. Silent Night: "Silent Night" was first performed on Christmas Eve 1818 in Oberndorf, Austria. It was played on a guitar.
2. Song in space: "Jingle Bells" was the first song played in space. In December 1965 the Gemini 6 astronauts played it on a harmonica and small bells.
3. The poinsettia: The poinsettia is named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first US minister to Mexico, who brought the plant to the United States in the 1820s.
4. Advent wreath: The Advent wreath goes back to Johann Hinrich Wichern in Hamburg. In 1839 he put candles on a wooden wheel to count down the days.
5. Sinterklaas: In the Netherlands, children put out their shoes for Sinterklaas. His big night is December 5, the eve of Saint Nicholas Day.
6. Real silver: Tinsel was first made in Germany in the 1600s from thin strips of real silver.
7. A royal tree: An 1848 picture of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert around a decorated tree made Christmas trees fashionable across Britain.
8. The first card: The first commercial Christmas card was made in London in 1843. Henry Cole asked the artist John Callcott Horsley to design it.
9. A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens published "A Christmas Carol" in December 1843. The first printing sold out within days.
10. Night Before Christmas: "A Visit from St. Nicholas", better known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", was published in 1823 and gave Santa's reindeer their names.
11. Rudolph: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created in 1939 by Robert L. May for a booklet given away by the Montgomery Ward stores.
12. Christmas banned: In 1659 the Massachusetts Bay Colony made celebrating Christmas punishable by a fine. The law was repealed in 1681.
13. Federal holiday: Christmas became a federal holiday in the United States in 1870, signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant.
14. The truce: In December 1914, during the First World War, soldiers on the Western Front laid down their arms for an unofficial Christmas truce.
15. Las Posadas: In Mexico, Las Posadas runs from December 16 to 24. Each night people reenact Mary and Joseph's search for a place to stay.
16. Tracking Santa: The US military has tracked Santa since 1955 (today it's NORAD), after a newspaper ad printed the wrong phone number and children called a military command post instead.
17. A tree from Norway: Since 1947, Norway has sent a Christmas tree to Trafalgar Square in London every year to say thank you for British support in the Second World War.
18. Yule Lads: In Iceland, 13 mischievous Yule Lads visit children on the 13 nights before Christmas, leaving small gifts in shoes on the windowsill.
19. Book flood: Iceland has a tradition called Jólabókaflóð, the Christmas book flood: people give books on Christmas Eve and spend the night reading.
20. Fried chicken: In Japan, eating fried chicken at Christmas is a popular tradition, thanks to a KFC advertising campaign that started in 1974.
21. Longest night: Around December 21 comes the winter solstice, the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere. Many midwinter festivals, like Yule, grew up around it.
22. White Christmas: Bing Crosby's recording of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" is the best-selling single of all time, according to Guinness World Records.
23. Why Xmas?: The X in Xmas is not a shortcut that leaves Christ out. It is the Greek letter chi, the first letter of Christ in Greek.
24. Christmas Eve: In Germany, Poland, Sweden and many other countries, presents are opened on Christmas Eve, not Christmas morning. Merry Christmas!

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Acts of Kindness

24 small acts of kindness to brighten someone else's day, one for every door.

1Smile firstToday, smile at every person you pass and say a real hello. It costs nothing and often changes someone's whole day.

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1. Smile first: Today, smile at every person you pass and say a real hello. It costs nothing and often changes someone's whole day.
2. Kind note: Leave a kind note for someone at home, at work or at school. Hide it where they'll find it later.
3. Pay it forward: Pay for the coffee of the person behind you, or leave a little extra for the next customer.
4. Call someone: Call someone you haven't spoken to in a while, just to ask how they are. No reason needed.
5. Say thank you: Thank someone who usually goes unnoticed: the bus driver, the cleaner, the delivery driver. Look them in the eye and mean it.
6. Donate food: Pick up a few extra items on your next shopping trip and drop them off at a local food bank.
7. Compliment: Give three honest compliments today. Not about looks, but about something someone did or how they are.
8. Share a bake: Bake something and share it with the people next door. A little plate of treats says hello like nothing else.
9. Write a review: Leave a kind online review for a small local business you love. It helps them more than you think.
10. Hold the door: Hold the door, let someone go ahead of you at the checkout, offer your seat. Small, but it counts.
11. Clear out: Sort through your wardrobe and donate warm clothes, coats and scarves you no longer wear.
12. Check in: Send a message to a friend who has had a hard year: "Thinking of you. No need to reply."
13. Help out: Offer to help an older person nearby with shopping, snow or a heavy bag.
14. Write a letter: Write a real letter to someone who made a difference in your life and tell them exactly how.
15. Listen: Today, really listen when someone talks to you. Put the phone away and let them finish.
16. Animal shelter: Donate blankets, food or a little time to an animal shelter nearby.
17. Pick up litter: Take a bag on your walk today and pick up litter along the way. Your street will thank you.
18. Share a skill: Teach someone something you're good at, whether it's a recipe, a song on the guitar or how to fix a bike.
19. Kind to yourself: Kindness includes you. Do one thing today just because it makes you feel good.
20. Cards for strangers: Write a few Christmas cards for people in a nursing home or hospital nearby. Many get no post at all.
21. Longest night: Tonight is the longest night of the year. Light a candle for someone who is having a hard time and send them a warm message.
22. Forgive: Let go of one old grudge today. You don't have to say anything, just decide to put it down.
23. Leave it better: Wherever you go today, leave it a little better than you found it.
24. Christmas Eve: Tonight, tell the people around you what they mean to you. That's the kindest gift of all. Merry Christmas!

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For the Team

24 ideas for coworkers: appreciation, quick team activities and better breaks.

1Welcome, teamAdvent starts today! For the next 24 days, this calendar brings a little appreciation and fun into the workday.

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1. Welcome, team: Advent starts today! For the next 24 days, this calendar brings a little appreciation and fun into the workday.
2. Shout-out: Give one coworker a public shout-out today for something they did well this year. Be specific.
3. Snack break: Bring something to share for the afternoon break. Homemade or from the shop, both count.
4. Two truths: Play two truths and one lie at the next meeting. You'll learn more about each other in ten minutes than in a year.
5. Desk decorating: Decorate your desk or workspace for the season. Paper stars, a little tree, a string of lights.
6. Thank-you note: Write a short handwritten thank-you note to someone who helped you out this year.
7. Walking meeting: Turn one meeting today into a walking meeting. Fresh air helps the best ideas.
8. Team playlist: Start a shared Christmas playlist. Everyone adds one song, no judgment allowed.
9. Baby photos: Collect baby photos from everyone and guess who's who at lunch.
10. Coffee round: Today, one person does a coffee and tea run for the whole team. Next week, someone else.
11. Desk swap: Offer to take a small task off a busy coworker's plate today. Ask: "What can I take off your list?"
12. Best of the year: Share your proudest work moment of the year with the team. Big wins and small ones both count.
13. Quiz break: Run a five-minute Christmas quiz during a break. The winner gets bragging rights until next year.
14. Recipe swap: Everyone brings their best holiday recipe on a card. Put them together into a little team cookbook.
15. No email hour: Agree on one hour today with no emails and no messages. Just focus, or a proper break.
16. Kudos wall: Put up a board where anyone can pin a note of thanks for a coworker. Watch it fill up.
17. Lunch together: Have lunch together today, away from your desks. No work talk for the first 15 minutes.
18. Secret helper: Draw names and be a secret helper for the rest of the week: a kind note, a treat, a little help.
19. New year wish: Each person writes one wish for the team for next year. Read them out, without names.
20. Wrap up: Take ten minutes to clear your desk and inbox before the break. Future you will be grateful.
21. Longest night: Tonight is the longest night of the year. Leave on time today and enjoy an evening without work.
22. Toast: Raise a mug, a glass or a cup of tea together and toast to the year you've had as a team.
23. Switch off: Set your out of office message and really switch off. The work will still be there in January.
24. Merry Christmas: Thank you for every meeting, every laugh and every helping hand this year. Merry Christmas to the best team!

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Grandparents

24 memories, story questions and thank-yous for grandma and grandpa.

1Hello, you twoAdvent starts today, and this calendar is all for you. 24 doors full of love from your family.

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1. Hello, you two: Advent starts today, and this calendar is all for you. 24 doors full of love from your family.
2. Tell me: What was Christmas like when you were a child? Tell us the next time we see you, we want every detail.
3. Thank you: Thank you for every story, every hug and every time you said yes when the answer should have been no.
4. Your first home: Where did you live when you were first married? Tell us what it looked like.
5. Recipe request: Please teach us your best family recipe this year. Some things are too good to be lost.
6. We remember: We still remember the smell of your kitchen and the way you always had something sweet ready for us.
7. How you met: How did you two meet? We know the short version. Now we want the long one.
8. Photo evening: Let's get out the old photo albums together and you tell us who everyone is.
9. A little poem: You taught us songs and how to share, to mend a knee and comb our hair. Now it's our turn, from far and near, to say we love you, every year.
10. Your first job: What was your very first job? How much did you earn, and what did you buy with it?
11. Visit coming: This one is a promise: we will come and visit you soon, with plenty of time and no rush.
12. Best advice: What is the best advice anyone ever gave you? We'd love to keep it.
13. Our hero: You have lived through so much and still laugh so easily. We hope we turn out just like you.
14. A game: Next visit, you pick the card game and we try to beat you. We know we probably won't.
15. Old songs: Which song did you dance to when you were young? Let's listen to it together.
16. Phone call: Expect a call from us today, just to hear your voice and catch up.
17. Funny story: What is the funniest thing that ever happened to you? We promise to laugh at the right parts.
18. Bake together: Let's bake together this Christmas, your recipe and your rules. We'll do the washing up.
19. Traditions: Which Christmas tradition from your childhood should we bring back? Tell us and we'll do it this year.
20. A drawing: This door comes with a drawing from your grandkids. Put it on the fridge where everyone can see it.
21. Longest night: Tonight is the longest night of the year. Light a candle and know that we are thinking of you.
22. Proud of you: We are proud to be your family. Thank you for everything you have given us, big and small.
23. Almost there: Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Save us a seat at the table and a hug at the door.
24. Merry Christmas: The best part of Christmas is being with you. We love you both so much. Merry Christmas!

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Christmas Quiz

24 Christmas quiz questions for the whole family, answers included.

1Twelve DaysIn "The Twelve Days of Christmas", what is given on the first day? (Answer: A partridge in a pear tree)

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1. Twelve Days: In "The Twelve Days of Christmas", what is given on the first day? (Answer: A partridge in a pear tree)
2. Reindeer count: How many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh in "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"? (Answer: Eight)
3. Who wrote it?: Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"? (Answer: Charles Dickens)
4. First name: What is Scrooge's first name? (Answer: Ebenezer)
5. Old partner: What is the name of Scrooge's late business partner, whose ghost visits him first? (Answer: Jacob Marley)
6. Three gifts: The Wise Men brought gold, frankincense and what else? (Answer: Myrrh)
7. Ballet: Which Christmas ballet did Tchaikovsky compose? (Answer: The Nutcracker)
8. Grinch: What is the name of the Grinch's dog? (Answer: Max)
9. Down below: Which town does the Grinch look down on from his mountain? (Answer: Whoville)
10. Snowflakes: How many sides or points does a snowflake usually have? (Answer: Six)
11. Space song: Which Christmas song was the first ever played in space? (Answer: "Jingle Bells")
12. Silent Night: In which country was "Silent Night" first performed? (Answer: Austria)
13. Red plant: Which red Christmas plant is named after the first US minister to Mexico? (Answer: The poinsettia)
14. The angel: In the film "It's a Wonderful Life", what is the name of the angel who helps George Bailey? (Answer: Clarence)
15. Home Alone: In "Home Alone", which city does the family fly to without Kevin? (Answer: Paris)
16. Frozen: What is the name of the snowman in Disney's "Frozen"? (Answer: Olaf)
17. Saint Nicholas: The real Saint Nicholas was a bishop in which ancient town, in today's Turkey? (Answer: Myra)
18. Big tree: Which country sends a Christmas tree to Trafalgar Square in London every year? (Answer: Norway)
19. Shoes out: In the Netherlands, what do children put out for Sinterklaas to fill? (Answer: Their shoes)
20. Kiss me: Under which plant are people traditionally meant to kiss at Christmas? (Answer: Mistletoe)
21. Longest night: What is the day with the longest night of the year called? (Answer: The winter solstice)
22. The X: What does the X in "Xmas" stand for? (Answer: The Greek letter chi, the first letter of Christ in Greek)
23. Crooner: Who sang the best-selling recording of "White Christmas"? (Answer: Bing Crosby)
24. Final question: How many gifts are given in total in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"? (Answer: 364) Merry Christmas!

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Two-sided cards

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Folding cards

Works with any printer: print one-sided, cut out, fold in the middle and glue shut. The number on the front, the surprise on the back.

Poster with QR codes

One sheet with every door, each with a QR code. Scanning opens that door online, but only on its day.

Where do the cards go?

The cards fit into almost anything that closes. A few ideas:

Fabric bags

Hang them on a string or a branch, one card in each bag and maybe a treat.

Matchboxes

Small, cheap and quickly dressed up with washi tape. Fold the card once and it fits.

Paper rolls

Fold the bottom shut, drop in the card, fold the top. Painted, they look like little gifts.

Envelopes

Clip them to a string with clothespins and stick the number on the front.

A jar

Put all 24 folded cards in a mason jar and draw one every day.

Under the pillow

Sneak one card under the pillow every night. Works especially well for couples.

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